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Warsaw, 4 May 2020 – The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought home how many migrants are confined to overcrowded spaces with very little freedom to move around or keep a safe distance to others, and how dangerous this can be, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today. At the same time, ODIHR is working with countries across the region to build on the good practices that are being developed in many places.
“Migrants haven’t disappeared just because the borders are closed,” said ODIHR Director Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir. “The ongoing health crisis is an additional reminder of our obligation to assist those whose lives are in danger. On the contrary, in the current situation governments need to do all the more to help guarantee the safety of migrants in distress and all those who are unable to keep to the health safety standards the rest of us are practising as a matter of course.”
In many countries across the OSCE, migrants are living in overcrowded camps, shelters or reception centres in unsanitary conditions, lacking minimal protection against infection. In addition, efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus have included restrictions on movement that may prevent migrants housed in temporary reception centres from maintaining the distance from others necessary to safeguard both their health and their dignity.
At the same time, border closures have led to the suspension of deportations, leaving migrants at risk of being detained for indefinite periods as some emergency measures do not have any specific time limit. ODIHR joins other international and civil society organisations in calling for a moratorium on the use of administrative detention in immigration proceedings and for the immediate release of all those held in pre-removal detention where deportations have been halted due to the pandemic.
ODIHR offers a forum to share the numerous good practices from around the OSCE region to encourage States to work together to find solutions in the best interests of migrants. A sizeable number of countries have decided to grant or extend temporary residency rights to migrants, including asylum seekers, to ensure they have access to health services and social protection. Others have responded by releasing particularly vulnerable migrants from immigration detention, while several have made efforts to reduce overcrowding in temporary reception centres to ensure health guidelines can be kept. The agreement by a number of EU countries to host unaccompanied children further illustrates the willingness by some states to show solidarity with migrants, ensuring they do not suffer further through the restrictions imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19.
As well as offering its assistance to work with national authorities to build on the good practices that already exist and collectively find solutions in this unprecedented crisis, ODIHR continues to cooperate closely with civil society. In the coming weeks, ODIHR will be exploring how civil society organisations can be better equipped to help mobilise countries to take the measures needed to ensure respect for the human rights of all.
L'ancien chef de l'État est rentré d'urgence à Cotonou ce samedi 02 mai en fin de matinée par un vol spécial. Boni Yayi est arrivé à Cotonou pour assister son épouse admise dans un hôpital, après une crise d'Avc.
Après sa descente à l'aéroport de Cotonou, l'ex président de la République a été
confiné avec ses accompagnants dans une villa privée à Cotonou, en raison de la pandémie du Coronavirus. L'ex première dame est admise en soins intensifs au CNHU-Hubert-Maga de Cotonou.
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VIENNA, 2 May 2020 – In a video message published on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, called on participating States throughout the OSCE region to let journalists work without fear or favour, especially in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Let journalists do their job unhindered, ensure them access to information and support those media that are financially struggling because of the pandemic,” the Representative said.
“As the world finds itself in the midst of a global pandemic, the necessity of a free media is even more vital and more crucial than ever. Crucial in the sense of providing us with reliable information about the health situation and informing us on a daily basis about governmental decisions and health measures. Our health depends not only on readily accessible health care, but also on access to accurate information about the pandemic, its evolution, and ways of protecting ourselves and others.
The media also have a key role to play in combating the spread of false information.
Yet, we have seen many States responding to this crisis with measures that are restricting media freedom and limiting the ability of journalists to report on the pandemic.
I fully understand the will of the authorities to combat false information, such as about false cures. However, this cannot be achieved by limiting media freedom. Rumours are best tackled by ensuring access to pluralistic and independent sources of information, rather than through censorship.
What we need is more transparency, more responsibility and more journalists being free to report, not more restrictions.
I appeal to the authorities throughout the OSCE region: please, let journalists do their job unhindered, ensure them access to information and support those media that are financially struggling because of the pandemic.
The theme of the 2020 World Press Freedom Day is journalism without fear or favour. Especially in the current situation, let journalists work without fear or favour.
Freedom of the media is a pillar of our democracy. The free flow of information is a vital need of all citizens. This is even more crucial when the world is struck by a crisis such as the one we are all currently facing.
So, let me use this occasion to call again on all governments to not only recognize, but to facilitate and support the work of free and independent journalists.”
The video message by the Representative can be found here: (https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/451294)
Furthermore, ahead of World Press Freedom Day, the Representative launched, together with the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and the Organization of American States (OAS) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, a new Joint Declaration on freedom of expression and elections in the digital age, which was released on 30 April (see: https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/451150 ).
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media observes media developments in all 57 OSCE participating States. He provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and media freedom and promotes full compliance with OSCE media freedom commitments. Learn more at www.osce.org/fom, Twitter: @OSCE_RFoM and on www.facebook.com/osce.rfom.